Swimming suit



Oct. I0, 1933. P. BHERGH 1,930,034

SWIMMING SUIT Filed June 27. 1931 A TTORNEY.

Patented o r. 10, 1933 1,930,034

, UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE 1,930,034 v SWIMMING SUIT Philip Bergh, Portland, reg., assignor to Jantzen Knitting Mills, Portland, 'Oreg.

Application June 27,1931. Serial No. 547,194

' 8 Claims. (01. 2-4;?)

The invention relates to improvements in together by means of a suitable buckle memswimming suits and has for its primary object ber 19. the provision of an improved swimming suit The trunk member 17 may also be of suitable which is readily adjustable to the peculiarities knitted material and is provided with usual or 5 of the form and shape of different individuals. desired short leg members 20. The trunk mem- 60 Another object of the invention is the prober 17 is secured by suitable stitching throughvision of a swimming suit of the character inout its front portion to the front waist portion dicated, especially adapted forfemale wear and 0f the body 10, said stitching extending to the so constructed and arranged as to be nicely adpoints 21 at each side of the body member. The

"l0 justed to a s ooth d comfortable fit t the entire rear portion of the trunk member 17 is 65,

4 high as shown, the opposite sides of the low cut at each side as in b d of th w a r, free of the body member and is cut to be Another object of the invention is the prodepressed a each S d curving thence p y vision of a wi m t of th h a t i and rearwardly to form the upwardly curved side dicated whichiscapable of economical production edges 22 t0 the Central rear p n Where the and highly emcient in use. guide loops 16 are attached, as best shown in Other objects will appear hereinafter. Fig;

The invention consists in the combination and :1 this arrangement a construction is p ovided arrangement of parts hereinafter described and by means of which the Suit may be qu y and claimed, w nicely adjusted to the peculiarities of the form 20 e ion be best understood b or figure of each individual wearer. The suit is ergg e acczi panying drawing a adjusted to the body of the wearer the part, of t pecification and in which members f4 and 15 extending over the shoulders,

1 is a front view of a swimming suit conthmugh the loops Opemngs 18, and t ce O structed in accordance with the invention; to h from? of the body By -flight 25 Fig 2 a partial rear View thereof; tension on the ends of the members 14 and 15,

Fig. 3 a partial vertical section taken substanthe body W111 be drawn upwardly at the front tially on line of Fig and from the top and the trunk member will be drawn upwardly from the rear thereof to nicely ig g fg hiomtallsectmn taken Sub adjust the suit to the body of the wearer. When 30 The emb ent of the illustrated so adjusted, the suit may be secured in such adjusted relation by means of the buckle 19, m the drawmg compnses wmch may as will be readily understood. In this manner he h usual kmtted mteml' in a comfortable and smoothfitting of the body is any desired or manner and provided with accomplished. 35 E s l} g z f g fizg g i gg im In order to protect and conceal the arrange- Cu 0 S De q ment as far as possible, suitable belt loops 23 the form of a wide downwgrfny commie curve are provided on the body 10 at each side thereof 12, two spaced upward extensions 13 belng pro-.

. 1 vided at the front, which front is cut relatively figg gg 32 335; g g gfi fg dicated and for obvious 'back edge 12 merging smoothly and tangentially; purposes.

as indicated, into the outer sides 01 edges '01 In order t further reinforce t body t t the extehslons waist portion and carry out the full belt illusion, Combined shoulder straps and members a false belt member 25 is stitched around the rear 45 14 and 15 are Secured 88 to the uppeiends thereof between the belt loops 23, the ends of the of the front body Projections and are adapted false belt 25 being concealed and protected under and arranged to extend th over the shoulsaid belt loops. An additional belt loop 26 is also derS 0f the w a e g dewnwaldly Within the provided at the central rear portion ofthe body to back portion of the body 10, be there threaded further augment the full belt illusion. V '50; r u h uid 1 1 16 Secured the upper While I have illu'stratedand described the pre- 95 entral re r p i n f the trunks '7 v ng ferred form of construction for carrying the inthence outwardly through guide openings 18 provention into eflfect, this is capable of variation .Vided at pp i e sides of the waist portion of and modification without departing from the the body 10, and extending thence to the front spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish 51 h y Wh h y ar dlustably connected to be limited to the precise details disclosed, but

desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

1. A swimming suit comprising a body member having openings at opposite sides of the waist portion thereof; a trunk member; and combined shoulder strap and belt members connected with the front portion of said body member at the top thereof, slidably connected with said trunk member at the rear thereof and having their ends passing through said openings and thence about said body.

2. A swimming suit comprising a body mem her having openings at opposite sides of the waist portion thereof; a trunk member attached to said body member at its front and free at its rear; and combined shoulder strap and belt members connected with the front portion of said body member at the top thereof, slidably connected with said trunk member at the rear thereof and having their ends passing through said openings and thence about said body.

3. A swimming suit comprising a body member; a trunk member within the lower portion ofsaid body member and attached thereto at the front but free therefrom at the rear; and shoulder straps for said body member slidably connected with the rear of said trunk member.

4. A swimming suit comprising a body member having openings at opposite sides of the waist portion thereof; a trunk member within the lower portion of said body member and attached thereto at the front but free therefrom at the rear; and combined shoulder straps and belt members attached to said body member at the top of the front thereof, slidably connected with said trunk member at the rear thereof and passing thence through said openings about said body and there detachably connected together.

5. A swimming suit comprising a body member cut low in the back and provided at the front with spaced upward extensions, there being openings in opposite sides of said body at the waist portion thereof; a trunk member arranged within the lower portion of said body member, said trunk member being secured to the waist portion of said body member at the front but free therefrom at the rear; two guide loops at the top of the central rear portion of said trunk member; and combined shoulder strap and belt members having one of their ends secured to said front extensions and extending thence over the shoulders of the wearer and downwardly within the rear of the body portion, being threaded through theguide loops at the rear of the trunk member, diverging thence through the openings in,the sides of said body, and extending thence about the body.

6. A swimming suit comprising a body member cut low in the back and provided at the front with spaced upward extensions, there being openings in opposite sides of said body at the waist portion thereof; a trunk m'emberarranged within the lower portion of said body member, said trunk member being secured to the waist portion of said body member at the front but free therefrom at the rear; two guide loops at the top of the central rear portion of said trunk member; combined shoulder strap and belt members having one of their ends secured to said front extensions and extending thence over the shoulders of the wearer and downwardly within the rear of, the body portion, being threaded through the guide loops at the rear of the trunk member, di-

verging thence through. the openings in the sides of said body, and extending thence about the body; belt loops on said body over the said openings therein; belt loops at the front of said body for the passage of the front ends of said combined shoulder strap and belt members; a buckle adjustably connecting the front ends of said combined shoulder strap and belt members;' and a false belt member extending around the rear of said body from one of said side belt loops to the other. i I

'7. A swimming suit comprising a body member having openings at opposite sides of the waist portion thereof; a trunk member enclosed and concealed within said body member and permanently attached thereto at its front; and shoulder straps attached to said body at, the front and slidably connected with said trunks at the rear, the ends of said straps passing through said openings about the body in belt form.

8. A swimming suit comprising a body member; a trunk member enclosed and concealed within said body member; and shoulder straps attached to the body at the front, extending over the shoulders and downwardly at the rear, the endsof said straps being there slidably connected with the rear of said trunk member.

PHILIP BERGH. 

